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Brown vs. The Board of Education
The people involved in this case were Oliver Brown, 12 parents, and the Board of Education in Topeka Kansas. The reason for the case was that Brown and the Parents wanted to challenge the "separate but equal" law because it was not true in the fact that white schools had a separate education. The result was the Supreme Court ruled out separated schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A political campaign against the policy of racial segregation on public transportation in Montgomery. It was initially sparked by Rosa Parks and it lasted for 13 months. It ended successfully with segregation on public transit appealed. -
Little Rock Nine
They are a group of 9 African American students who were able to enroll in an all white school. Their story is significant because they were initially not allowed to enter the school. The result was that supreme court declared segregation unconstitutional in school. -
Sit-Ins
The groups involved in this protest were 4 black college students from North Carolina. The story of it is, the students politely asked for service in which they refused and were asked to leave. They refused to leave because of the injustice and this sparked sit-ins in North Carolina in protest to segregation. This led to the chain removing its segregation policies. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders were a group of African Americans and White civil rights activists who traveled in interstate buses in segregated areas. Their non violent protests put Pressure on Kennedy to push for rights. -
Birmingham Demonstrations
The Birmingham Demonstrations were a series of campaigns launched to integrate the black society into Birmingham. The demonstrations were met with violent attacks in which the protesters were attacked by police, dogs, and fire hoses. The movements results were that the President at the time finally addressed the problem and helped push for Civil rights which helped the movements even further. -
March On Washington
The purpose for the March's were for freedom and jobs. They occurred in Washington D.C. and held by civil rights leaders to protest for rights and against segregation. This pressured Kennedy to issue a civil rights bill.